Item 7
Directions: Read the item below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Mike loves to play computer games, especially Tomb Raider, he imagines
that all the villains are his problems, and he gets great satisfaction blasting
them to bits.
Is this item a comma splice? If you believe it is a comma splice, use your mouse to choose the left door below. A comma splice, remember, is two complete sentences incorrectly joined with a comma.
Or is the item a fused sentence? If you believe it is a fused sentence, then use your mouse to choose the right door. A fused sentence occurs when a writer incorrectly runs together two complete sentences with absolutely no punctuation.
Whichever door you pick, you win a prize—but only the correct choice is a cool cyber prize!
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